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Meaning of bryozoan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/

Definitions

A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.

Equivalents

Čeština mechovka
Deutsch Moostierchen
Español briozoo
Suomi sammaleläin
Français ectoprocte
Italiano briozoo
日本語 苔虫
Nederlands mosdiertje
Polski mszywioł
Português ectoprocto
Русский мшанка

Examples

“The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.”
“Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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